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​​Beekeepers in Ontario can now apply for a Production Insurance plan that covers overwinter losses. The new bee mortality plan provides protection against a number of insured perils including excessive cold, flood and ice damage.

​​To be eligible, beekeepers need to have 50 registered hives that overwinter in Ontario.

Online applications and more information about the plan are available on agricorp.com/bees​. The last day to apply is October 8, 2015. Paper applications were also sent to eligible beekeepers this week.

The new bee mortality Production Insurance plan replaces the two-year Beekeepers Financial Assistance Program that was available in 2014-15. That program will no longer be offered.

There are a number of other risk management options available to beekeepers, including:​